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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part 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. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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