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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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 online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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