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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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