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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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