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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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