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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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