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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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