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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take 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 massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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