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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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