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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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