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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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