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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate 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 need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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