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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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