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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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