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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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