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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different 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 stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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