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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part 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. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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