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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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