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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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