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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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