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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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