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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take 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 massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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