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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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