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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology enable students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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