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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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