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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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