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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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