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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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