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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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