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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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