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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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