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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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