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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in 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 free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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