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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the 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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