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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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