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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology enable learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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