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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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