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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over 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. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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