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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in classes online. 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 online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key 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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