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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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