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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. 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. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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