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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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