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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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