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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate 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. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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