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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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