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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes 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. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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