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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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