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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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