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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. 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 courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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