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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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