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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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