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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. People want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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