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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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