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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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