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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. 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 ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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