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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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