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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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