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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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