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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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