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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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