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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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