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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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