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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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