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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take classes 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. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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