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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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