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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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