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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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