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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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