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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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