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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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