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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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