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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world 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 massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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