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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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