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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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