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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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