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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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