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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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