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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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