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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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