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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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