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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to understand these open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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