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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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