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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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