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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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