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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online classes. 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 customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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