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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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