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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that educators 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 MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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