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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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