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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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