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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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