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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes 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 massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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