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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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