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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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