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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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