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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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