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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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