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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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