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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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