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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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