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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around 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. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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