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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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