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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. 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 online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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