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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates 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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