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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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