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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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