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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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