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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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