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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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