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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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