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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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 MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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