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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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