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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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