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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants 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 commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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