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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand these new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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