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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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