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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in 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 massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 numerous issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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