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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate 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. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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