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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning are empowering learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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