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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. 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 online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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