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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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