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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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