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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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 online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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