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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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