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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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