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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take 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. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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