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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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