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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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