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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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