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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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