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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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