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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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