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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the interesting 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 amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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