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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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