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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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