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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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