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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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