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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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