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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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