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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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