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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take 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 MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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