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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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