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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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