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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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