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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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