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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate 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 massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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