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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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