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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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