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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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