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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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