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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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