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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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