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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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