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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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