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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. 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 free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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