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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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