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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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