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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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