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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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