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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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