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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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