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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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