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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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