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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the most important 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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