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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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