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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers 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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