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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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