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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC classes? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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