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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major 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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