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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology enable humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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