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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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