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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. 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 massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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