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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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