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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. 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 optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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