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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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