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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning enable people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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