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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. 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 but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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