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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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