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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate 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 open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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