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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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