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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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