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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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