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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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