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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take 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 massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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