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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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