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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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