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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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