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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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