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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to be participants in classes 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. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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