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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning have enabled humans all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates 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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