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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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