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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education enable students all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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