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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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