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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)