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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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