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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are empowering humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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