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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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