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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in 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 massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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