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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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