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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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