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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in 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. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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