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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. 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 online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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