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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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