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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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