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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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