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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the key 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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