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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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