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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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