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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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