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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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