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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology have provided the means for 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 free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also investigates the key 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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