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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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