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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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