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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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