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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in digital education technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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