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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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