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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses 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. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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