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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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