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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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