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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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