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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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