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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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