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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to take part 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. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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