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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. 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 courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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