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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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