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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators 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 teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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