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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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