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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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