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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. 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. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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