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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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