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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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