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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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