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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning are empowering students all over the world to take 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. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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