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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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