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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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