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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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