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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. 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 mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources