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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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