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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology enable humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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