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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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