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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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