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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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