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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in digital education technology enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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