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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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