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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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