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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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