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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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