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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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