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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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