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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these open education experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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