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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning make it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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