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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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