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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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