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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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