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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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