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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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