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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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