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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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