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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the 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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