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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. 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. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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