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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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