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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also considers 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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