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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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