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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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