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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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