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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take classes 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. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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