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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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