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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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