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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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