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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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