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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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