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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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