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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. 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 massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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