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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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