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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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