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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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