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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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