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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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