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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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