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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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