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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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