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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand these open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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