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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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