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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes 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 MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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