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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)