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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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