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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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