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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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