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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. 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. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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