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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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