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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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