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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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