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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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