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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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