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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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