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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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