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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take 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. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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