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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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