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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. 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 online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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