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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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