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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines 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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