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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in 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 massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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