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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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