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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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