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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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