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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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