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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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