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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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