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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers 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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