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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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