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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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