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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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