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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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