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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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