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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the major 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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