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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education have made it possible for humans 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. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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