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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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