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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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