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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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