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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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