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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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