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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. 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. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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