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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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