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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. 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. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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