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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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