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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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