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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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