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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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 massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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