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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education enable people all over the world to participate 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. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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