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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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