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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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