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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take 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 MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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