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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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