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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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