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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants 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. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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