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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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