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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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