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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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