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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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