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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. 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 generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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