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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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