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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies 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 manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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