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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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