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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all over 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 MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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