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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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