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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. 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 MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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