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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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