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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants 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. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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