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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key 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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