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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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