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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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