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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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