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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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