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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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