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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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