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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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