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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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