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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. 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 courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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