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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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