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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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