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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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