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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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