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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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