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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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