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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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