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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning make it possible for students all over the world to take courses 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. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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