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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. 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. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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