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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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