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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part 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 open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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