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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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