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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum 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 educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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