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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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