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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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