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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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