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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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