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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in 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. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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