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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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