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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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