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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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