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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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