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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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