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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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