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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology enable students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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