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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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