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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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