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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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