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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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