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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes 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. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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