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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people 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. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp these open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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