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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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