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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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