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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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