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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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