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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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