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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education enable students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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