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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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