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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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