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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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