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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses 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. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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