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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate 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. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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