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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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