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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better grasp these open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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