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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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