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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes 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. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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