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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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