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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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