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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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