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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning make it possible for humans 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 online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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