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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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