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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers 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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