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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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