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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning are providing the means for students all over 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 MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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