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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in 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. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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