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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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