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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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