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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning enable people all over the world to take part in courses 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. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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