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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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