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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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