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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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