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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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