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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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