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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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