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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants 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 massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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