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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning have empowered people 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. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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