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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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