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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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