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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants 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. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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