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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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