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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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