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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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