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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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