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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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