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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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