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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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