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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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