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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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