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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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