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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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