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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology are empowering learners in nations all around 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. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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