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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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