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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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