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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate 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. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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