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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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