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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in 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. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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