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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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