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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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