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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education enable people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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