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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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