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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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