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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take classes 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. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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