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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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