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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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