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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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