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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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