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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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