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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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