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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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