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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses 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. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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