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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the 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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