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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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