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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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