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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. 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. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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