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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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