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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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