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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses 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 online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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