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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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