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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies 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 handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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