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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes 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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