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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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