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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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