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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). New improvements in distance learning are empowering students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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