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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning enable students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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