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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in 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 massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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