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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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