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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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