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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning enable students 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 MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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