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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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