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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses 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 online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor 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 blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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