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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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