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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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