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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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