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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take 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 massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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