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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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