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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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