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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in digital education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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