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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology enable students all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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