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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand these open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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