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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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