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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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