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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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