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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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