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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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