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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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