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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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