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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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