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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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