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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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