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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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