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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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