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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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