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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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