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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants 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 MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education