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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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