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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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