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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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