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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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