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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses 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 ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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