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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning enable learners all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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