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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in 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 massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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