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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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