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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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