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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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