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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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